Senior Engineer, Avionics Thermal Engineering (R5298)
Core
Design, analysis, and integration of aircraft avionics thermal management systems and electronics cooling for unmanned aerial vehicles.
Role type
Senior IC thermal engineer (avionics)
Builds
Thermal solutions for UAV avionics
Domain
Defense technology / Aerospace
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
heat transfer, fluid mechanics, active/passive cooling solutions, thermal management design elements (TIMs, spreaders, heat sinks, vapor chambers, heat pipes, fans), CFD tools, CAD design, first-principles reasoning
Preferred skills
high altitude aircraft avionics cooling, aircraft integration constraints, thermal/fluid system testing, materials and manufacturing methods
Technologies
FloEFD, ANSYS Icepak, STAR-CCM+, NX, SolidWorks
Responsibilities
Own thermal solutions for UAV avionics including design, analysis, and test; Develop and validate analytical, numerical, and computational models for heat transfer and fluid flow; Provide technical leadership in trade studies, system architecture decisions, and risk assessments; Drive test planning, instrumentation, and data analysis to correlate models with experimental results; Guide cross-disciplinary teams in applying thermal/fluid fundamentals; Communicate technical findings clearly through design reviews, and written reports; Proactively identify risks, propose solutions, and influence electrical and/or PCBA design direction
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
